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BLEAK HOUSE INTRODUCTION AND RESOURCES
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BLEAK HOUSE EPISODE 10 Chapters 38, 42-44
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And so thirty-one Regency romances, fifteen Kindle freebies, innumerable cups of tea and many more books later, I have finally finished this Dickens masterpiece. It took me exactly thirteen months, and I had time to read an alarming total of eighty-three books in between the start and finish of Bleak House.
Why the five stars then, you ask? If it took me that long to get through it, surely it's not worth the effort?
Well, it is. It's awesome.
Very put-downable in my opinion though, and I will be ...more
Well, it hasn't completely turned me into a Dickens fan, but it was wonderful. Bleak House is an entire world filled with the most vividly alive characters. He had me crying and laughing so often! Shall I ever forget poor Jo's last prayer or Mr. Guppy's proposals?
With all the humor and warmth and so many splendid scenes, I quite forgave Dickens his sometimes convoluted, long-winded style and overly complex plotting. I was sometimes put off by the Victorian indirectness (Why did Mr. Jardyce make ...more
With all the humor and warmth and so many splendid scenes, I quite forgave Dickens his sometimes convoluted, long-winded style and overly complex plotting. I was sometimes put off by the Victorian indirectness (Why did Mr. Jardyce make ...more
